Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar Corcos (Template:IPAc-en;<ref>Template:Cite video</ref> born August 13, 1964<ref>Template:Cite news See also:

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Early life

Mazar was born in Queens, New York, the daughter of Nancy and Harry Mazar (Harija Fogelmanis<ref>Search word for Fogelmanis: Harija Aka Harry Fogelmanis Aka Mazar and Nancy Kapies, 1964, Queens, New York City, New York, United States;Marriage, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index [http://www.nycmarriageindex.com} citing New York City Clerk's Office.</ref>). Her father was born in German-occupied Latvia to a Jewish family. She had no knowledge of her father's ancestry until her twenties as he practiced Catholicism.<ref name=bio>Template:Cite web</ref> Mazar's parents annulled their marriage shortly after she was born,<ref name=int>Template:Cite web</ref> and she spent her early life in the country in upstate New York with her mother.<ref name=int /> As a teenager, she relocated to Long Island, where she lived with her godparents.<ref name=int />

Mazar left home at 15, and by 16 she was working as a VIP doorperson at the Mudd Club in New York City.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> She then went to work at Danceteria.<ref name=":0" /> Mazar worked various odd jobs, including selling jewelry at Fiorucci with Linda Ramone and Joey Arias, and later as a dental assistant.<ref name="intothegloss">Template:Cite web</ref>

In the early 1980s, Mazar was part of the downtown club scene in New York City, socializing with artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kenny Scharf.<ref name=":0" />

Career

While working at Danceteria, Mazar met Madonna,<ref name=int /> who hired Mazar to do her makeup for her first music video "Everybody" (1982). She appeared in five of Madonna's music videos: "Papa Don't Preach" (1986), "True Blue" (1986), "Justify My Love" (1990), "Deeper and Deeper" (1992) and "Music" (2000).<ref name="Film Reference" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mazar originated the hair and makeup for the 1988 play Speed-the-Plow.<ref name="intothegloss" />

As a teenager, Mazar was a b-girl in New York City. Her first television appearance was on the pilot for the hip-hop television dance show Graffiti Rock, in 1984.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her first major role was playing a character on Civil Wars in the early 1990s. When that series was cancelled her character was brought over as a recurring role between the 1993 and 1994 seasons of the TV drama L.A. Law.<ref name="Film Reference" />

Mazar has played a number of minor supporting roles in a variety of films, including Sandy, a friend of Henry Hill's mistress in Goodfellas (1990); The Doors (1991); a small role in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992); Bullets Over Broadway (1994); and as Spice (of Sugar and Spice, with Drew Barrymore as Sugar) in Batman Forever (1995).

Mazar played the villain Regina, a modern-day Cruella de Vil, in the family film Beethoven's 2nd (1993). She has appeared in independent films Inside Monkey Zetterland and Nowhere and her short-lived sitcom, Temporarily Yours. She appeared in the Space Monkeys' music video "Sugarcane".<ref name="Film Reference">Template:Cite web</ref>

Mazar appeared on a Friends episode in its eighth season ("The One Where Rachel Has a Baby, Part One"). Mazar played Doreen, the Evil Bitch, a crazed pregnant woman who shares a hospital room with Rachel.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 1999 docudrama film The Insider she played character Lowell Bergman's assistant Debi. From 2000-02 she played Jackie on the television drama That's Life. She provided the voice of Maria Latore in the video games Grand Theft Auto III (2001) and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> Also in 2004, she made a cameo appearance in the film Collateral in which she played the passenger while arguing with her boyfriend (Bodhi Elfman) while the main protagonist, Max Durocher (Jamie Foxx), is driving them to their destination.

From 2004 to 2011, she had a supporting role on Entourage as press agent Shauna Roberts. She had a recurring role on the sitcom Living with Fran, as Merrill, the cousin of Fran Drescher's character. She did a two-episode stint on the television series Ugly Betty as fraudster Leah Stillman.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Mazar was a contestant on the ninth season of Dancing With the Stars. She was partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and finished in twelfth place, eliminated in the third week (October 6, 2009).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2012, Mazar played Jessica, a glamorous, leather-clad villainess in Home Alone: The Holiday Heist.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

On January 19, 2011, Mazar and her husband Gabriele Corcos began hosting the cooking show Extra Virgin on the Cooking Channel, and released a cookbook, Recipes & Love From Our Tuscan Kitchen, in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mazar and her husband Gabriele Corcos appeared on an episode of the ABC talk show The Chew in 2014 to promote their show, Extra Virgin.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Their two daughters starred in the series, which depicted their lives and showcased their own recipes. The show was scripted and lasted five seasons. In 2015, Mazar and her husband started another series on the Cooking Channel entitled Extra Virgin Americana where they travel the U.S., road trip style, with their children and family friend searching for great food.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

From 2015 to 2021, Mazar starred in Younger with Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff as Maggie Amato. The series met critical acclaim and was renewed for a seventh season in 2019, making it the longest-running original series in TV Land network's history.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Mazar appeared in the second season of The $100,000 Pyramid reboot on ABC on August 6, 2017. In the main game, she helped her contestant get seven clues in 15 seconds causing host Michael Strahan to say, "I think that's the quickest round we've ever had, 15 seconds!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2018 she played Ava Gardner in the Spanish period comedy-drama television series Arde Madrid, telling the story of the period which the American actress spent in Madrid during Francoist Spain.Template:Cn

Between 2020–2021, Mazar and her husband ran a cafe/restaurant called Tuscan Gun in the Windsor Terrace neighborhood of Brooklyn.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Mazar and Corcos formerly hosted an internet show focused on Tuscan cuisine, Under The Tuscan Gun.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Mazar dated artist Kenny Scharf and graffiti artist Kel 139 in the 1980s.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0" /> She dated actor Paul Reubens for several years beginning in 1993. Reubens later credited Mazar with ending his depression resulting from his 1991 arrest.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> According to Mazar, their relationship was platonic.<ref>"Debi Mazar Opens Up About Her Platonic Love Affair With Pee Wee Herman".</ref>

She married Gabriele Corcos on March 16, 2002, in a ceremony officiated by Ellen Burstyn.<ref name="newyorkmetro.com">Template:Cite web</ref> They have two daughters, Giulia and Evelina. The family formerly lived in Los Angeles and moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2009. They divided their time between Brooklyn and a 15th-century home outside of Florence, Italy, that was given to them as a wedding present by Mazar's in-laws.<ref name="newyorkmetro.com" /> Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mazar and her family relocated to their Florence villa;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> she has Italian citizenship.<ref>Debi Mazar in love with Italy vogue.it</ref>

Mazar has a close friendship with pop star Madonna.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Goodfellas	Sandy
1991	Template:Sortname	Whiskey Girl
	Jungle Fever	Denise
	Little Man Tate	Gina
1992	In the Soup	Suzie
	Inside Monkey Zetterland	Daphne
	Love Is Like That	Delores
	Singles	Brenda
	Malcolm X	Peg
	Toys	Nurse Debbie
1993	So I Married an Axe Murderer	Susan
	Money for Nothing	Monica Russo
	Beethoven's 2nd	Regina
1994	Bullets Over Broadway	Violet "Vi"
1995	Batman Forever	"Spice"
	Empire Records	Jane
1996	Things I Never Told You	Diane
	Girl 6	Girl #39
	Trees Lounge	Crystal
	Red Ribbon Blues	Darcy
	Space Truckers	Cindy
1997	Meet Wally Sparks	Sandy Gallo
	Nowhere	"Kozy"
	She's So Lovely	Georgie
	The Deli	Teresa
	Casper: A Spirited Beginning	Angie Lyons	Video
	Trouble on the Corner	Ericca Rice
1998	Frogs for Snakes	Simone
	Hush	Lisa
	There's No Fish Food in Heaven	Rosie
	Marry Me or Die	-
1999	Template:Sortname	Debbie De Luca
2000	More Dogs Than Bones	Mary
	Held for Ransom	Rita
	Downtown 81	Peppermint Lounge Dancer
2002	Ten Tiny Love Stories	"Six"
	Template:Sortname	CSA Agent Steena
	The Groovenians	Yalda/Swirly/Cuckoo Bird (voice)	Short
2003	Who Killed the Idea?	Mysterious Woman
	Deception	Janet Steiner
2004	Collateral	Young Professional Woman
	Goodnight, Joseph Parker	Rita
	My Tiny Universe	Bonnie
2005	Be Cool	Marla
	Edmond	Matron
	Wait	Joanne	Short
2006	Lies & Alibis	Detective Bryce
	Red Riding Hood	Red's Mother
2008	Template:Sortname	Susan
	Template:Sortname	Tanya
2013	Lovelace	Dolly Sharp
	Return to Babylon	Gloria Swanson
2014	She's Funny That Way	Vickie
	The Actor	Bag Lady	Short
2015	Entourage	Shauna Roberts
2017	The Only Living Boy in New York	Anna
	Wonder Wheel	Birthday Party Guest
2021	A Christmas Number One	Colleen Porter
2022	Rainbow	Party Guest
2023	The Kill Room	The Kimono

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Graffiti Rock	Dancer	Episode: "Pilot"
Template:Nowrap	Civil Wars	Denise Iannello	Main Cast
1993–94	L.A. Law	Denise Iannello	Main Cast: Season 8
1994	Witch Hunt	The Manicurist	TV film
1995	Burke's Law	Rachel Davis	Episode: "Who Killed the Motor Car Maverick?"
1997	E! True Hollywood Story	Herself	Episode: "From Pinup to Sex Queen: Bettie Page"
	Temporarily Yours	Deb DeAngelo	Main Cast
1998	Witness to the Mob	Deborah Gravano	TV film
	David and Lisa	Maggie
1998–99	Working	Liz Tricoli	Main Cast: Season 2
1999	Template:Sortname	Mongoose (voice)	Episode: "Darwin Plays the Palace"
	Providence	Vonda Vickers	Episodes: "Thank You, Providence: Parts 1 & 2"
	Template:Sortname	Mother Duck 2 (voice)	TV film
2000	Get Real	Kate Harris	Episode: "Saved"
2000–02	That's Life	Jackie O'Grady	Main Cast
2002	Hollywood Squares	Herself/Panelist	Episode: "May 2 & 3, 2002"
	Friends	Doreen, The Evil Bitch	Episode: "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby: Part 1"
2003	Wanda at Large	Jenny Hawkins	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2003–04	7th Heaven	Nurse Kelly	Recurring Cast: Season 8
2003–05	All of Us	Alex	Recurring Cast: Season 1-2
2004	Template:Sortname	Gigi Coley	Recurring Cast: Season 8
	CSI: Miami	Rebecca Briggs	Episode: "Speed Kills"
2004–11	Entourage	Shauna Roberts	Template:Nowrap
2005	NYPD Blue	Maxine Annunziato	Episode: "Lenny Scissorhands"
2005–06	Living With Fran	Cousin Merrill	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Josie	Episode: "The Woman of His Dreams"
	Ugly Betty	Leah Feldman	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2007	Top Chef	Herself	Episode: "Seven"
2008	Privileged	Debra	Episode: "Pilot"
	Template:Nowrap	Peggy Bernardi	Episode: "Babes"
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Herself	Episode: "Barry Williams, Debi Mazar, Greg Grunberg and Sammy Hagar"
	Dancing With The Stars	Herself	Contestant: Season 9
	Burn Notice	Amy	Episode: "Friends Like These"
	castle	Paula Haas	Episode: "When the Bough Breaks"
2010	Sesame Street	Herself	Episode: "Jack Grows His Own Beanstalk"
	Hell's Kitchen		Episode: "12 Chefs Compete"
	RuPaul's Drag U	Herself/Guest Judge	Episode: "Moms on the Verge"
	Shalom Sesame	Herself	Episode: "Chanukah: The Missing Menorah"
	Iron Chef America	Herself/ICA Judge	Episode: "Symon/Burrell vs. Cora/Irvine"
	Template:Sortname	Rochelle (voice)	Episode: "Rodney Has a Wife?"
	Hawthorne	Donna Alberghetti	Episode: "Hidden Truths"
	Jonas	Mona Klein	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2010–12	Unique Eats	Herself	Recurring Cast: Season 1-4
2011	Iron Chef America	Herself/ICA Judge	Episode: "Holiday Battle Sparkling Wine: Garces vs. Lata"
	Love Lust	Herself	Episode: "Make-Up"
	Food(ography)		Episode: "Los Angeles"
	Good Vibes	Template:Nowrap	Main Cast
2011–12	The Perfect 3	Herself	Episode: "Salads" & "Pizza"
2011–15	Extra Virgin	Herself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
2012	Melissa & Joey	Harper Quinn	Episode: "The Knockout"
	Happily Divorced	Jan	Episode: "The Back-Up Fran"
	Home Alone: The Holiday Heist	Jessica	TV film
2013	Not My Mama's Meals	Herself	Episode: "Getting Saucy!"
2015	Park Bench with Steve Buscemi		Episode: "Sidekicker"
	The Kitchen	Herself/Host	Episode: "Freezer Fixes and Pantry Staples"
2015–17	Beat Bobby Flay	Herself/Judge & Mentor	Recurring Judge & Mentor
2015–21	Younger	Maggie Amato	Main Cast
2016	All-Star Academy	Herself/Co-Host/Judge	Episode: "Geography"
	Extra Virgin Americana	Herself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
	Project Runway All Stars	Herself/Guest Judge	Episode: "Rebel with a Cause"
	Elementary	Detective Cosa	Episode: "It Serves You Right"
2017	So Cosmo	Herself	Episode: "Vol. 1, No. 2: Big New Futures"
	The $100,000 Pyramid	Herself/Celebrity Player	Episode: "Bobby Moynihan vs. Debi Mazar and Wendie Malick vs. Jesse Palmer"
2017–19	Happy!	Isabella Scaramucci	Recurring Cast
2018	Match Game	Herself/Celebrity Panelist	Episode: "Episode #3.16"
	The Simpsons	Minnie Szyslak (voice)	Episode: "King Leer"
	Arde Madrid	Ava Gardner	Main Cast
2019	Worst Cooks in America	Herself/Judge	Episode: "The Day We've Been Waiting For"
2020	Power	Doloris	Recurring Cast: Season 6
	Katy Keene	Herself	Episode: "Chapter Twelve: Chain of Fools"
	At Home with Amy Sedaris	"Jo-Jo"	Episode: "First Dates"
2021	The Other Two	Herself	Episode: "Pat Connects with Her Fans"
2022	The Pentaverate	Patty Davis	Main Cast
2023	City Island	Laney	Episode: "History"
	East New York	Ann-Marie Quinlan	Recurring Cast
2024	Ladies in Black	Magda Szombathelyi	Main Cast
	Kaos	Medusa	Recurring Cast
	Emily in Paris	Marlena	Episode: "All Roads Lead to Rome"
	Blue Bloods	Evaline Romano	Episode: "Life Sentence"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Grand Theft Auto III	Maria Latore
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2021	Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition		Archival recordings Remasters of Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only

Music videos

Year	Artist	Song
1982	Madonna	"Everybody"
1986		"Papa Don't Preach"
		"True Blue"
1990		"Justify My Love"
1992		"Deeper and Deeper"
1997	Space Monkeys	"Sugar Cane"
2000	Madonna	"Music"

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